Can I remove my PS3 HDD and put it back again?
I found a lot of answers in the internet to the question "Can I put my HDD in another console?" What happens is that the other console will try to format the HDD.
What I want to do is a different thing. My cousin is a spoiled brat and he is coming to my place for some days. I want to remove my 80GB HDD from my PS3 SuperSlim, so he doesn't screw my data. So the plan is to let him play with the 12GB internal flash memory.
Well, later I want to place my HDD again, so I have access to all my saves and such. Will the console accept back the HDD again? Or will she try to format it?
Best Answer
The answer from user106385 is absolutely right, and I marked it as the accepted answer. But I want to add some information.
In the PS3 Super Slim (my case) there's a thing that might confuse the user. When you insert the same HDD after removing it, the console asks you two questions: if you want to change the storage location to the HDD, and if you want to move the internal flash data to the HDD.
Well, you have to answer yes to the first question and no to the second. Logical. But I though that by answering no to the second, I would not be able to do what I wanted. Glad it worked, and at the end, I got all the data.
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Can I swap HDD in PS3?
The PS3's hard drive is fixed to a metal plate using four little screws on its underside. You'll need to remove all four to change your old PS3 hard drive for your new one. When you've swapped the drives, screw the screws back in and re-seat the hard drive in the console.How do I restore my PS3 hard drive?
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